A £270,000 smuggling racket in which cocaine was hidden in packs of nuts was named among the most unusual drugs busts of 2010.

The 1.1 kilo haul was found among peanuts and cashew nuts in freight at Gatwick Airport on March 16 last year.

They had been sent from Jamaica and led to the arrest of Neville Williams, 50, of Cecil Street, Stourbridge.

He was jailed for seven years after admitting being concerned in the importation of crack cocaine.

Other bizarre busts revealed by the UK Border Agency included the discovery of a kilo of cannabis, with a street value of £2,850, within a wooden framed painting of Manchester City star Emmanuel Adebayor.

The painting was sent from Togo and was destined for Tottenham, North London, when the drugs were found at Coventry International Postal Hub on 29 June. Investigations are ongoing.